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Castro to continue rehab at Triple-A on Monday

ATLANTA -- Manager Brad Mills said Astros catcher Jason Castro was scheduled to catch five innings of Sunday's game at Double-A Corpus Christi and will then move up to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday to continue his rehab assignment.

Castro has been on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee effusion since July 8.

He has played in two rehab games with Corpus Christi. He played four innings and went 1-for-2 with a double Saturday. Mills said Castro blocked "a couple balls," which was an encouraging sign.

"He felt good. That's the biggest thing," Mills said. "Swelling and stuff was not an issue, so that was absolutely huge to be able to do that."

Castro was hitting .254 with a .330 on-base percentage before the injury.

ATLANTA -- Manager Brad Mills said Astros catcher Jason Castro was scheduled to catch five innings of Sunday's game at Double-A Corpus Christi and will then move up to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday to continue his rehab assignment.

Castro has been on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee effusion since July 8.

He has played in two rehab games with Corpus Christi. He played four innings and went 1-for-2 with a double Saturday. Mills said Castro blocked "a couple balls," which was an encouraging sign.

"He felt good. That's the biggest thing," Mills said. "Swelling and stuff was not an issue, so that was absolutely huge to be able to do that."

Castro was hitting .254 with a .330 on-base percentage before the injury.